* [Bug 1284] New: Asus P5AB broken BIOS reading ESCD
@ 2003-09-29 15:50 Martin J. Bligh
2003-09-29 17:41 ` Erik Mouw
0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Martin J. Bligh @ 2003-09-29 15:50 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-kernel; +Cc: cesarb
Summary: Asus P5AB broken BIOS reading ESCD
Kernel Version: 2.6.0-test6
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Owner: mbligh@aracnet.com
Submitter: cesarb@nitnet.com.br
Distribution: Debian testing/unstable
Hardware Environment: Asus P5AB
Software Environment:
Problem Description:
Trying to read /proc/bus/pnp/escd causes an oops. Looks like the PnPBIOS is
broken. However, it's not exploding_pnp_bios, since only reading the escd causes
it (the boot probe works fine).
I think a new function should be added to the DMI blacklist to block trying to
read the ESCD.
Steps to reproduce:
cat /proc/bus/pnp/escd
Oops output:
Sep 28 23:57:00 seed kernel: PnPBIOS: get_stat_res: use ESCD instead
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual
address ffffd000
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: printing eip:
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: 00007ba4
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: *pde = 00002067
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: *pte = 00000000
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: Oops: 0000 [#1]
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: CPU: 0
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: EIP: 0098:[<00007ba4>] Not tainted
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: EFLAGS: 00010003
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: EIP is at 0x7ba4
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: eax: 000000b0 ebx: 00b0d07b ecx: 00000400
edx: 00000000
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: esi: 0000d000 edi: c34a0000 ebp: c34a3eac
esp: c34a3e84
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: ds: 00b0 es: 00a8 ss: 0068
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: Process lsescd (pid: 1971, threadinfo=c34a2000
task=c4751360)
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: Stack: 00000000 00a0d000 00a07bb9 d049d4eb 00002000
007b007b 0202d016 008600a8
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: 00000000 0090000b 00000042 00b000a8 000000a0
00000000 c0280768 00000060
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: 00000082 00000000 00000000 0000007b 0000007b
00000202 c34a2000 00000000
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: Call Trace:
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: [__pnp_bios_read_escd+264/416]
__pnp_bios_read_escd+0x108/0x1a0
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: [pnp_bios_read_escd+14/64] pnp_bios_read_escd+0xe/0x40
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: [proc_read_escd+100/256] proc_read_escd+0x64/0x100
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: [proc_file_read+176/608] proc_file_read+0xb0/0x260
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: [vfs_read+169/256] vfs_read+0xa9/0x100
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: [sys_read+43/96] sys_read+0x2b/0x60
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: [syscall_call+7/11] syscall_call+0x7/0xb
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel:
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: Code: Bad EIP value.
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: <6>note: lsescd[1971] exited with preempt_count 2
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: bad: scheduling while atomic!
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: Call Trace:
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: [schedule+1395/1408] schedule+0x573/0x580
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: [unmap_vmas+464/576] unmap_vmas+0x1d0/0x240
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: [exit_mmap+98/384] exit_mmap+0x62/0x180
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: [mmput+89/160] mmput+0x59/0xa0
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: [do_exit+281/992] do_exit+0x119/0x3e0
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: [die+187/192] die+0xbb/0xc0
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: [do_page_fault+267/1031] do_page_fault+0x10b/0x407
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: [journal_end+19/32] journal_end+0x13/0x20
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: [proc_alloc_inode+68/128] proc_alloc_inode+0x44/0x80
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: [proc_alloc_inode+68/128] proc_alloc_inode+0x44/0x80
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: [get_new_inode_fast+46/224]
get_new_inode_fast+0x2e/0xe0
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: [do_page_fault+0/1031] do_page_fault+0x0/0x407
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: [error_code+45/64] error_code+0x2d/0x40
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: [__pnp_bios_read_escd+264/416]
__pnp_bios_read_escd+0x108/0x1a0
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: [pnp_bios_read_escd+14/64] pnp_bios_read_escd+0xe/0x40
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: [proc_read_escd+100/256] proc_read_escd+0x64/0x100
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: [proc_file_read+176/608] proc_file_read+0xb0/0x260
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: [vfs_read+169/256] vfs_read+0xa9/0x100
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: [sys_read+43/96] sys_read+0x2b/0x60
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel: [syscall_call+7/11] syscall_call+0x7/0xb
Sep 29 00:20:30 seed kernel:
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual
address ffffd000
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: printing eip:
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: 00007ba4
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: *pde = 00002067
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: *pte = 00000000
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: Oops: 0000 [#2]
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: CPU: 0
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: EIP: 0098:[<00007ba4>] Not tainted
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: EFLAGS: 00010003
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: EIP is at 0x7ba4
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: eax: 000000b0 ebx: 00b0d07b ecx: 00000400
edx: 00000000
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: esi: 0000d000 edi: c18b0000 ebp: c18b7eac
esp: c18b7e84
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: ds: 00b0 es: 00a8 ss: 0068
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: Process lsescd (pid: 1974, threadinfo=c18b6000
task=c4751980)
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: Stack: 00000000 00a0d000 00a07bb9 d049d4eb 00006000
007b007b 0202d016 008600a8
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: 00000000 0090000b 00000042 00b000a8 000000a0
00000000 c0280768 00000060
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: 00000082 00000000 00000000 0000007b 0000007b
00000202 c18b6000 00000000
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: Call Trace:
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: [__pnp_bios_read_escd+264/416]
__pnp_bios_read_escd+0x108/0x1a0
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: [pnp_bios_read_escd+14/64] pnp_bios_read_escd+0xe/0x40
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: [proc_read_escd+100/256] proc_read_escd+0x64/0x100
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: [proc_file_read+176/608] proc_file_read+0xb0/0x260
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: [vfs_read+169/256] vfs_read+0xa9/0x100
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: [sys_read+43/96] sys_read+0x2b/0x60
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: [syscall_call+7/11] syscall_call+0x7/0xb
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel:
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: Code: Bad EIP value.
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: <6>note: lsescd[1974] exited with preempt_count 2
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: bad: scheduling while atomic!
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: Call Trace:
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: [schedule+1395/1408] schedule+0x573/0x580
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: [unmap_vmas+464/576] unmap_vmas+0x1d0/0x240
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: [exit_mmap+98/384] exit_mmap+0x62/0x180
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: [mmput+89/160] mmput+0x59/0xa0
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: [do_exit+281/992] do_exit+0x119/0x3e0
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: [die+187/192] die+0xbb/0xc0
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: [do_page_fault+267/1031] do_page_fault+0x10b/0x407
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: [kmem_cache_alloc+44/64] kmem_cache_alloc+0x2c/0x40
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: [proc_alloc_inode+68/128] proc_alloc_inode+0x44/0x80
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: [proc_alloc_inode+68/128] proc_alloc_inode+0x44/0x80
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: [buffered_rmqueue+187/384] buffered_rmqueue+0xbb/0x180
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: [do_page_fault+0/1031] do_page_fault+0x0/0x407
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: [error_code+45/64] error_code+0x2d/0x40
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: [__pnp_bios_read_escd+264/416]
__pnp_bios_read_escd+0x108/0x1a0
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: [pnp_bios_read_escd+14/64] pnp_bios_read_escd+0xe/0x40
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: [proc_read_escd+100/256] proc_read_escd+0x64/0x100
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: [proc_file_read+176/608] proc_file_read+0xb0/0x260
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: [vfs_read+169/256] vfs_read+0xa9/0x100
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: [sys_read+43/96] sys_read+0x2b/0x60
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel: [syscall_call+7/11] syscall_call+0x7/0xb
Sep 29 00:20:39 seed kernel:
Sep 29 00:21:07 seed kernel: Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual
address ffffd000
Sep 29 00:21:07 seed kernel: printing eip:
Sep 29 00:21:07 seed kernel: 00007ba4
Sep 29 00:21:07 seed kernel: *pde = 00002067
Sep 29 00:21:07 seed kernel: *pte = 00000000
Sep 29 00:21:07 seed kernel: Oops: 0000 [#3]
Sep 29 00:21:07 seed kernel: CPU: 0
Sep 29 00:21:07 seed kernel: EIP: 0098:[<00007ba4>] Not tainted
Sep 29 00:21:07 seed kernel: EFLAGS: 00010003
Sep 29 00:21:07 seed kernel: EIP is at 0x7ba4
Sep 29 00:21:07 seed kernel: eax: 000000b0 ebx: 00b0d07b ecx: 00000400
edx: 00000000
Sep 29 00:21:07 seed kernel: esi: 0000d000 edi: c18b0000 ebp: c18b7eac
esp: c18b7e84
Sep 29 00:21:07 seed kernel: ds: 00b0 es: 00a8 ss: 0068
Sep 29 00:21:07 seed kernel: Process lsescd (pid: 1984, threadinfo=c18b6000
task=c4751360)
Sep 29 00:21:07 seed kernel: Stack: 00000000 00a0d000 00a07bb9 d049d4eb 00006000
007b007b 0202d016 008600a8
Sep 29 00:21:07 seed kernel: 00000000 0090000b 00000042 00b000a8 000000a0
00000000 c0280768 00000060
Sep 29 00:21:07 seed kernel: 00000082 00000000 00000000 0000007b 0000007b
00000202 c18b6000 00000000
Sep 29 00:21:07 seed kernel: Call Trace:
Sep 29 00:21:07 seed kernel: [__pnp_bios_read_escd+264/416]
__pnp_bios_read_escd+0x108/0x1a0
Sep 29 00:21:07 seed kernel: [pnp_bios_read_escd+14/64] pnp_bios_read_escd+0xe/0x40
Sep 29 00:21:07 seed kernel: [proc_read_escd+100/256] proc_read_escd+0x64/0x100
Sep 29 00:21:07 seed kernel: [proc_file_read+176/608] proc_file_read+0xb0/0x260
Sep 29 00:21:07 seed kernel: [vfs_read+169/256] vfs_read+0xa9/0x100
Sep 29 00:21:07 seed kernel: [sys_read+43/96] sys_read+0x2b/0x60
Sep 29 00:21:07 seed kernel: [syscall_call+7/11] syscall_call+0x7/0xb
Sep 29 00:21:07 seed kernel:
Sep 29 00:21:07 seed kernel: Code: Bad EIP value.
Sep 29 00:21:07 seed kernel: <6>note: lsescd[1984] exited with preempt_count 2
Sep 29 00:21:07 seed kernel: bad: scheduling while atomic!
Sep 29 00:21:07 seed kernel: Call Trace:
Sep 29 00:21:07 seed kernel: [schedule+1395/1408] schedule+0x573/0x580
Sep 29 00:21:07 seed kernel: [unmap_vmas+464/576] unmap_vmas+0x1d0/0x240
Sep 29 00:21:07 seed kernel: [exit_mmap+98/384] exit_mmap+0x62/0x180
Sep 29 00:21:07 seed kernel: [mmput+89/160] mmput+0x59/0xa0
Sep 29 00:21:07 seed kernel: [do_exit+281/992] do_exit+0x119/0x3e0
Sep 29 00:21:07 seed kernel: [die+187/192] die+0xbb/0xc0
Sep 29 00:21:07 seed kernel: [do_page_fault+267/1031] do_page_fault+0x10b/0x407
Sep 29 00:21:08 seed kernel: [journal_end+19/32] journal_end+0x13/0x20
Sep 29 00:21:08 seed kernel: [proc_alloc_inode+68/128] proc_alloc_inode+0x44/0x80
Sep 29 00:21:08 seed kernel: [proc_alloc_inode+68/128] proc_alloc_inode+0x44/0x80
Sep 29 00:21:08 seed kernel: [pty_write+422/448] pty_write+0x1a6/0x1c0
Sep 29 00:21:08 seed kernel: [do_page_fault+0/1031] do_page_fault+0x0/0x407
Sep 29 00:21:08 seed kernel: [error_code+45/64] error_code+0x2d/0x40
Sep 29 00:21:08 seed kernel: [__pnp_bios_read_escd+264/416]
__pnp_bios_read_escd+0x108/0x1a0
Sep 29 00:21:08 seed kernel: [pnp_bios_read_escd+14/64] pnp_bios_read_escd+0xe/0x40
Sep 29 00:21:08 seed kernel: [proc_read_escd+100/256] proc_read_escd+0x64/0x100
Sep 29 00:21:08 seed kernel: [proc_file_read+176/608] proc_file_read+0xb0/0x260
Sep 29 00:21:08 seed kernel: [vfs_read+169/256] vfs_read+0xa9/0x100
Sep 29 00:21:08 seed kernel: [sys_read+43/96] sys_read+0x2b/0x60
Sep 29 00:21:08 seed kernel: [syscall_call+7/11] syscall_call+0x7/0xb
Sep 29 00:21:08 seed kernel:
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual
address ffffd000
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: printing eip:
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: 00007ba4
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: *pde = 00002067
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: *pte = 00000000
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: Oops: 0000 [#4]
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: CPU: 0
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: EIP: 0098:[<00007ba4>] Not tainted
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: EFLAGS: 00010003
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: EIP is at 0x7ba4
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: eax: 000000b0 ebx: 00b0d07b ecx: 00000400
edx: 00000000
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: esi: 0000d000 edi: c18b0000 ebp: c18b7eac
esp: c18b7e84
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: ds: 00b0 es: 00a8 ss: 0068
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: Process lsescd (pid: 1987, threadinfo=c18b6000
task=c4750720)
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: Stack: 00000000 00a0d000 00a07bb9 d049d4eb 00006000
007b007b 0202d016 008600a8
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: 00000000 0090000b 00000042 00b000a8 000000a0
00000000 c0280768 00000060
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: 00000082 00000000 00000000 0000007b 0000007b
00000202 c18b6000 00000000
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: Call Trace:
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: [__pnp_bios_read_escd+264/416]
__pnp_bios_read_escd+0x108/0x1a0
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: [pnp_bios_read_escd+14/64] pnp_bios_read_escd+0xe/0x40
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: [proc_read_escd+100/256] proc_read_escd+0x64/0x100
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: [proc_file_read+176/608] proc_file_read+0xb0/0x260
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: [vfs_read+169/256] vfs_read+0xa9/0x100
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: [sys_read+43/96] sys_read+0x2b/0x60
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: [syscall_call+7/11] syscall_call+0x7/0xb
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel:
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: Code: Bad EIP value.
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: <6>note: lsescd[1987] exited with preempt_count 2
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: bad: scheduling while atomic!
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: Call Trace:
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: [schedule+1395/1408] schedule+0x573/0x580
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: [unmap_vmas+464/576] unmap_vmas+0x1d0/0x240
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: [exit_mmap+98/384] exit_mmap+0x62/0x180
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: [mmput+89/160] mmput+0x59/0xa0
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: [do_exit+281/992] do_exit+0x119/0x3e0
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: [die+187/192] die+0xbb/0xc0
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: [do_page_fault+267/1031] do_page_fault+0x10b/0x407
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: [journal_end+19/32] journal_end+0x13/0x20
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: [proc_alloc_inode+68/128] proc_alloc_inode+0x44/0x80
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: [proc_alloc_inode+68/128] proc_alloc_inode+0x44/0x80
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: [pty_write+422/448] pty_write+0x1a6/0x1c0
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: [do_page_fault+0/1031] do_page_fault+0x0/0x407
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: [error_code+45/64] error_code+0x2d/0x40
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: [__pnp_bios_read_escd+264/416]
__pnp_bios_read_escd+0x108/0x1a0
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: [pnp_bios_read_escd+14/64] pnp_bios_read_escd+0xe/0x40
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: [proc_read_escd+100/256] proc_read_escd+0x64/0x100
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: [proc_file_read+176/608] proc_file_read+0xb0/0x260
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: [vfs_read+169/256] vfs_read+0xa9/0x100
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: [sys_read+43/96] sys_read+0x2b/0x60
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel: [syscall_call+7/11] syscall_call+0x7/0xb
Sep 29 00:21:14 seed kernel:
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual
address ffffd000
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: printing eip:
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: 00007ba4
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: *pde = 00002067
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: *pte = 00000000
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: Oops: 0000 [#5]
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: CPU: 0
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: EIP: 0098:[<00007ba4>] Not tainted
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: EFLAGS: 00010003
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: EIP is at 0x7ba4
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: eax: 000000b0 ebx: 00b0d07b ecx: 00000400
edx: 00000000
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: esi: 0000d000 edi: c35f0000 ebp: c35f9eac
esp: c35f9e84
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: ds: 00b0 es: 00a8 ss: 0068
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: Process lsescd (pid: 1989, threadinfo=c35f8000
task=c4751980)
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: Stack: 00000000 00a0d000 00a07bb9 d049d4eb 00008000
007b007b 0202d016 008600a8
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: 00000000 0090000b 00000042 00b000a8 000000a0
00000000 c0280768 00000060
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: 00000082 00000000 00000000 0000007b 0000007b
00000202 c35f8000 00000000
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: Call Trace:
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: [__pnp_bios_read_escd+264/416]
__pnp_bios_read_escd+0x108/0x1a0
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: [pnp_bios_read_escd+14/64] pnp_bios_read_escd+0xe/0x40
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: [proc_read_escd+100/256] proc_read_escd+0x64/0x100
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: [proc_file_read+176/608] proc_file_read+0xb0/0x260
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: [vfs_read+169/256] vfs_read+0xa9/0x100
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: [sys_read+43/96] sys_read+0x2b/0x60
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: [syscall_call+7/11] syscall_call+0x7/0xb
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel:
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: Code: Bad EIP value.
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: <6>note: lsescd[1989] exited with preempt_count 2
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: bad: scheduling while atomic!
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: Call Trace:
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: [schedule+1395/1408] schedule+0x573/0x580
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: [unmap_vmas+464/576] unmap_vmas+0x1d0/0x240
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: [exit_mmap+98/384] exit_mmap+0x62/0x180
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: [mmput+89/160] mmput+0x59/0xa0
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: [do_exit+281/992] do_exit+0x119/0x3e0
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: [die+187/192] die+0xbb/0xc0
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: [do_page_fault+267/1031] do_page_fault+0x10b/0x407
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: [journal_end+19/32] journal_end+0x13/0x20
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: [proc_alloc_inode+68/128] proc_alloc_inode+0x44/0x80
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: [proc_alloc_inode+68/128] proc_alloc_inode+0x44/0x80
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: [buffered_rmqueue+187/384] buffered_rmqueue+0xbb/0x180
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: [do_page_fault+0/1031] do_page_fault+0x0/0x407
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: [error_code+45/64] error_code+0x2d/0x40
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: [__pnp_bios_read_escd+264/416]
__pnp_bios_read_escd+0x108/0x1a0
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: [pnp_bios_read_escd+14/64] pnp_bios_read_escd+0xe/0x40
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: [proc_read_escd+100/256] proc_read_escd+0x64/0x100
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: [proc_file_read+176/608] proc_file_read+0xb0/0x260
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: [vfs_read+169/256] vfs_read+0xa9/0x100
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: [sys_read+43/96] sys_read+0x2b/0x60
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel: [syscall_call+7/11] syscall_call+0x7/0xb
Sep 29 00:21:27 seed kernel:
Sep 29 00:21:57 seed kernel: Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual
address ffffd000
Sep 29 00:21:57 seed kernel: printing eip:
Sep 29 00:21:57 seed kernel: 00007ba4
Sep 29 00:21:57 seed kernel: *pde = 00002067
Sep 29 00:21:57 seed kernel: *pte = 00000000
Sep 29 00:21:57 seed kernel: Oops: 0000 [#6]
Sep 29 00:21:57 seed kernel: CPU: 0
Sep 29 00:21:57 seed kernel: EIP: 0098:[<00007ba4>] Not tainted
Sep 29 00:21:57 seed kernel: EFLAGS: 00010003
Sep 29 00:21:57 seed kernel: EIP is at 0x7ba4
Sep 29 00:21:57 seed kernel: eax: 000000b0 ebx: 00b0d07b ecx: 00000400
edx: 00000000
Sep 29 00:21:57 seed kernel: esi: 0000d000 edi: c1c10000 ebp: c1c17eac
esp: c1c17e84
Sep 29 00:21:57 seed kernel: ds: 00b0 es: 00a8 ss: 0068
Sep 29 00:21:57 seed kernel: Process lsescd (pid: 1996, threadinfo=c1c16000
task=c4750100)
Sep 29 00:21:57 seed kernel: Stack: 00000000 00a0d000 00a07bb9 d049d4eb 00006000
007b007b 0202d016 008600a8
Sep 29 00:21:57 seed kernel: 00000000 0090000b 00000042 00b000a8 000000a0
00000000 c0280768 00000060
Sep 29 00:21:57 seed kernel: 00000082 00000000 00000000 0000007b 0000007b
00000202 c1c16000 00000000
Sep 29 00:21:57 seed kernel: Call Trace:
Sep 29 00:21:57 seed kernel: [__pnp_bios_read_escd+264/416]
__pnp_bios_read_escd+0x108/0x1a0
Sep 29 00:21:57 seed kernel: [pnp_bios_read_escd+14/64] pnp_bios_read_escd+0xe/0x40
Sep 29 00:21:57 seed kernel: [proc_read_escd+100/256] proc_read_escd+0x64/0x100
Sep 29 00:21:57 seed kernel: [proc_file_read+176/608] proc_file_read+0xb0/0x260
Sep 29 00:21:57 seed kernel: [vfs_read+169/256] vfs_read+0xa9/0x100
Sep 29 00:21:57 seed kernel: [sys_read+43/96] sys_read+0x2b/0x60
Sep 29 00:21:57 seed kernel: [syscall_call+7/11] syscall_call+0x7/0xb
Sep 29 00:21:57 seed kernel:
Sep 29 00:21:57 seed kernel: Code: Bad EIP value.
Sep 29 00:21:57 seed kernel: <6>note: lsescd[1996] exited with preempt_count 2
Sep 29 00:22:21 seed kernel: Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual
address ffffd000
Sep 29 00:22:21 seed kernel: printing eip:
Sep 29 00:22:21 seed kernel: 00007ba4
Sep 29 00:22:21 seed kernel: *pde = 00002067
Sep 29 00:22:21 seed kernel: *pte = 00000000
Sep 29 00:22:21 seed kernel: Oops: 0000 [#7]
Sep 29 00:22:21 seed kernel: CPU: 0
Sep 29 00:22:21 seed kernel: EIP: 0098:[<00007ba4>] Not tainted
Sep 29 00:22:21 seed kernel: EFLAGS: 00010003
Sep 29 00:22:21 seed kernel: EIP is at 0x7ba4
Sep 29 00:22:21 seed kernel: eax: 000000b0 ebx: 00b0d07b ecx: 00000400
edx: 00000000
Sep 29 00:22:21 seed kernel: esi: 0000d000 edi: c18b0000 ebp: c18b7eac
esp: c18b7e84
Sep 29 00:22:21 seed kernel: ds: 00b0 es: 00a8 ss: 0068
Sep 29 00:22:21 seed kernel: Process cat (pid: 1999, threadinfo=c18b6000
task=c4751360)
Sep 29 00:22:21 seed kernel: Stack: 00000000 00a0d000 00a07bb9 d049d4eb 00006000
007b007b 0202d016 008600a8
Sep 29 00:22:21 seed kernel: 00000000 0090000b 00000042 00b000a8 000000a0
00000000 c0280768 00000060
Sep 29 00:22:21 seed kernel: 00000082 00000000 00000000 0000007b 0000007b
00000202 c18b6000 00000000
Sep 29 00:22:21 seed kernel: Call Trace:
Sep 29 00:22:21 seed kernel: [__pnp_bios_read_escd+264/416]
__pnp_bios_read_escd+0x108/0x1a0
Sep 29 00:22:21 seed kernel: [pnp_bios_read_escd+14/64] pnp_bios_read_escd+0xe/0x40
Sep 29 00:22:21 seed kernel: [proc_read_escd+100/256] proc_read_escd+0x64/0x100
Sep 29 00:22:21 seed kernel: [proc_file_read+176/608] proc_file_read+0xb0/0x260
Sep 29 00:22:21 seed kernel: [vfs_read+169/256] vfs_read+0xa9/0x100
Sep 29 00:22:21 seed kernel: [sys_read+43/96] sys_read+0x2b/0x60
Sep 29 00:22:21 seed kernel: [syscall_call+7/11] syscall_call+0x7/0xb
Sep 29 00:22:21 seed kernel:
Sep 29 00:22:21 seed kernel: Code: Bad EIP value.
Sep 29 00:22:21 seed kernel: <6>note: cat[1999] exited with preempt_count 2
DMI:
# dmidecode 2.2
Legacy DMI 2.0 present.
29 structures occupying 946 bytes.
Table at 0x000F545A.
Handle 0x0000
DMI type 0, 18 bytes.
BIOS Information
Vendor: Award Software, Inc.
Version: ASUS P5A-B ACPI BIOS Revision 1004 .............................
Release Date: 10/14/98
Address: 0xF0000
Runtime Size: 64 kB
ROM Size: 128 kB
Characteristics:
ISA is supported
PCI is supported
PNP is supported
APM is supported
BIOS is upgradeable
BIOS shadowing is allowed
ESCD support is available
Boot from CD is supported
Selectable boot is supported
BIOS ROM is socketed
EDD is supported
Japanese floppy for NEC 9800 1.2 MB is supported (int 13h)
5.25"/360 KB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
5.25"/1.2 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
3.5"/720 KB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
3.5"/2.88 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
Print screen service is supported (int 5h)
8042 keyboard services are supported (int 9h)
Serial services are supported (int 14h)
Printer services are supported (int 17h)
CGA/mono video services are supported (int 10h)
Handle 0x0001
DMI type 1, 8 bytes.
System Information
Manufacturer: System Manufacturer
Product Name: System Name
Version: System Version
Serial Number: SYS-1234567890
Handle 0x0002
DMI type 2, 8 bytes.
Base Board Information
Manufacturer: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Product Name: P5A-B
Version: REV 1.XX
Serial Number: MB-1234567890
Handle 0x0003
DMI type 3, 9 bytes.
Chassis Information
Manufacturer: Chassis Manufacture
Type: Unknown
Lock: Not Present
Version: Chassis Version
Serial Number: Chassis Serial Number
Asset Tag: Asset-1234567890
Handle 0x0004
DMI type 4, 26 bytes.
Processor Information
Socket Designation: SOCKET 7
Type: Central Processor
Family: K5
Manufacturer: AMD
ID: 8C 05 00 00 BF 21 80 00
Signature: Type 0, Family 5, Model 8, Stepping C
Flags:
FPU (Floating-point unit on-chip)
VME (Virtual mode extension)
DE (Debugging extension)
PSE (Page size extension)
TSC (Time stamp counter)
MSR (Model specific registers)
MCE (Machine check exception)
CX8 (CMPXCHG8 instruction supported)
PGE (Page global enable)
MMX (MMX technology supported)
Version: AMD K6-2
Voltage: 3.3 V
External Clock: 100 MHz
Max Speed: 400 MHz
Current Speed: 350 MHz
Status: Populated, Enabled
Upgrade: ZIF Socket
Handle 0x0005
DMI type 5, 27 bytes.
Memory Controller Information
Error Detecting Method: None
Error Correcting Capabilities:
None
Supported Interleave: One-way Interleave
Current Interleave: One-way Interleave
Maximum Memory Module Size: 128 MB
Maximum Total Memory Size: 768 MB
Supported Speeds:
70 ns
60 ns
50 ns
Supported Memory Types:
Other
FPM
EDO
Parity
DIMM
SDRAM
Memory Module Voltage: 5.0 V 3.3 V
Associated Memory Slots: 6
0x0006
0x0007
0x0008
0x0009
0x000A
0x000B
Handle 0x0007
DMI type 6, 12 bytes.
Memory Module Information
Socket Designation: DIMM1-2
Bank Connections: 0 1
Current Speed: 70 ns
Type: Other DIMM
Installed Size: 32 MB (Double-bank Connection)
Enabled Size: 32 MB (Double-bank Connection)
Error Status: OK
Handle 0x0008
DMI type 6, 12 bytes.
Memory Module Information
Socket Designation: DIMM2-1
Bank Connections: 2 3
Current Speed: 70 ns
Type: Other DIMM
Installed Size: 32 MB (Double-bank Connection)
Enabled Size: 32 MB (Double-bank Connection)
Error Status: OK
Handle 0x0009
DMI type 6, 12 bytes.
Memory Module Information
Socket Designation: DIMM2-2
Bank Connections: 2 3
Current Speed: 70 ns
Type: Other DIMM
Installed Size: 32 MB (Double-bank Connection)
Enabled Size: 32 MB (Double-bank Connection)
Error Status: OK
Handle 0x000A
DMI type 6, 12 bytes.
Memory Module Information
Socket Designation: DIMM3-1
Bank Connections: 4 5
Current Speed: 70 ns
Type: EDO DIMM
Installed Size: Not Installed (Single-bank Connection)
Enabled Size: Not Installed (Single-bank Connection)
Error Status: OK
Handle 0x000B
DMI type 6, 12 bytes.
Memory Module Information
Socket Designation: DIMM3-2
Bank Connections: 4 5
Current Speed: 70 ns
Type: EDO DIMM
Installed Size: Not Installed (Single-bank Connection)
Enabled Size: Not Installed (Single-bank Connection)
Error Status: OK
Handle 0x000C
DMI type 7, 15 bytes.
Cache Information
Socket Designation: L1 Cache
Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 1
Operational Mode: Write Back
Location: Internal
Installed Size: 64 KB
Maximum Size: 64 KB
Supported SRAM Types: None
Installed SRAM Type: None
Handle 0x000D
DMI type 7, 15 bytes.
Cache Information
Socket Designation: L2 Cache
Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 2
Operational Mode: Write Back
Location: External
Installed Size: 0 KB
Maximum Size: 1024 KB
Supported SRAM Types:
Pipeline Burst
Installed SRAM Type: Pipeline Burst
Handle 0x000E
DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
Port Connector Information
Internal Reference Designator: COM1
Internal Connector Type: 9 Pin Dual Inline (pin 10 cut)
External Reference Designator: COM A
External Connector Type: DB-9 male
Port Type: Serial Port 16550A Compatible
Handle 0x000F
DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
Port Connector Information
Internal Reference Designator: COM2
Internal Connector Type: 9 Pin Dual Inline (pin 10 cut)
External Reference Designator: COM B
External Connector Type: DB-25 male
Port Type: Serial Port 16550A Compatible
Handle 0x0010
DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
Port Connector Information
Internal Reference Designator: PRINTER
Internal Connector Type: 25 Pin Dual Inline (pin 26 cut)
External Reference Designator: LPT
External Connector Type: DB-25 female
Port Type: Parallel Port ECP/EPP
Handle 0x0011
DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
Port Connector Information
Internal Reference Designator: KEY
Internal Connector Type: None
External Reference Designator: KEYBOARD
External Connector Type: Micro DIN
Port Type: Keyboard Port
Handle 0x0012
DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
Port Connector Information
Internal Reference Designator: PRIMARY IDE
Internal Connector Type: On Board IDE
External Reference Designator: IDE-1
External Connector Type: None
Port Type: None
Handle 0x0013
DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
Port Connector Information
Internal Reference Designator: SECONDARY IDE
Internal Connector Type: On Board IDE
External Reference Designator: IDE-2
External Connector Type: None
Port Type: None
Handle 0x0014
DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
Port Connector Information
Internal Reference Designator: FLOPPY
Internal Connector Type: On Board Floppy
External Reference Designator: FLOPPY
External Connector Type: None
Port Type: None
Handle 0x0015
DMI type 9, 12 bytes.
System Slot Information
Designation: PCI Slot1
Type: 32-bit PCI
Current Usage: In Use
Length: Long
ID: 11
Characteristics:
5.0 V is provided
Handle 0x0016
DMI type 9, 12 bytes.
System Slot Information
Designation: PCI Slot2
Type: 32-bit PCI
Current Usage: In Use
Length: Long
ID: 10
Characteristics:
5.0 V is provided
Handle 0x0017
DMI type 9, 12 bytes.
System Slot Information
Designation: PCI Slot3
Type: 32-bit PCI
Current Usage: Available
Length: Long
ID: 9
Characteristics:
5.0 V is provided
Opening is shared
Handle 0x0018
DMI type 9, 12 bytes.
System Slot Information
Designation: ISA Slot1
Type: 16-bit ISA
Current Usage: Unknown
Length: Long
Characteristics:
5.0 V is provided
Opening is shared
Handle 0x0019
DMI type 9, 12 bytes.
System Slot Information
Designation: ISA Slot2
Type: 16-bit ISA
Current Usage: Unknown
Length: Long
Characteristics:
5.0 V is provided
Handle 0x001A
DMI type 11, 5 bytes.
OEM Strings
String 1: OEM String
Handle 0x001B
DMI type 12, 5 bytes.
System Configuration Options
Option 1: System String
Handle 0x001C
DMI type 13, 22 bytes.
BIOS Language Information
Installable Languages: 1
ENGLISH
Currently Installed Language: ENGLISH
Wrong DMI structures count: 29 announced, only 28 decoded.
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* Re: [Bug 1284] New: Asus P5AB broken BIOS reading ESCD
2003-09-29 15:50 [Bug 1284] New: Asus P5AB broken BIOS reading ESCD Martin J. Bligh
@ 2003-09-29 17:41 ` Erik Mouw
2003-09-29 17:59 ` Cesar Eduardo Barros
2003-09-29 22:22 ` Cesar Eduardo Barros
0 siblings, 2 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Erik Mouw @ 2003-09-29 17:41 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Martin J. Bligh; +Cc: linux-kernel, cesarb
On Mon, Sep 29, 2003 at 08:50:44AM -0700, Martin J. Bligh wrote:
> Summary: Asus P5AB broken BIOS reading ESCD
> Kernel Version: 2.6.0-test6
> Status: NEW
> Severity: normal
> Owner: mbligh@aracnet.com
> Submitter: cesarb@nitnet.com.br
>
>
> Distribution: Debian testing/unstable
> Hardware Environment: Asus P5AB
> Software Environment:
> Problem Description:
>
> Trying to read /proc/bus/pnp/escd causes an oops. Looks like the PnPBIOS is
> broken. However, it's not exploding_pnp_bios, since only reading the escd causes
> it (the boot probe works fine).
>
> I think a new function should be added to the DMI blacklist to block trying to
> read the ESCD.
[...]
> DMI:
> # dmidecode 2.2
> Legacy DMI 2.0 present.
> 29 structures occupying 946 bytes.
> Table at 0x000F545A.
> Handle 0x0000
> DMI type 0, 18 bytes.
> BIOS Information
> Vendor: Award Software, Inc.
> Version: ASUS P5A-B ACPI BIOS Revision 1004 .............................
FWIW: I used to have a similar board (Asus P5A, it actually died a week
ago, so I can't check anything anymore). Never tried 2.6 on it, but I
know it had a flakey PnPBIOS implementation: if you put in a Sound
Blaster AWE64 Gold, you couldn't use the floppy drive anymore. The
latest "Y2K compliant" BIOS (revision 1.005 IIRC) fixed that, it might
also fix this particular bug.
(Asus website seems to be broken, I get a "runtime error" from their
web server when I want to get a list of downloads, so I have no idea if
you have the latest BIOS right now :-/ )
Erik
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* Re: [Bug 1284] New: Asus P5AB broken BIOS reading ESCD
2003-09-29 17:41 ` Erik Mouw
@ 2003-09-29 17:59 ` Cesar Eduardo Barros
2003-09-29 22:22 ` Cesar Eduardo Barros
1 sibling, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Cesar Eduardo Barros @ 2003-09-29 17:59 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Erik Mouw; +Cc: Martin J. Bligh, linux-kernel
On Mon, Sep 29, 2003 at 07:41:27PM +0200, Erik Mouw wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 29, 2003 at 08:50:44AM -0700, Martin J. Bligh wrote:
> > Summary: Asus P5AB broken BIOS reading ESCD
> > Kernel Version: 2.6.0-test6
> > Status: NEW
> > Severity: normal
> > Owner: mbligh@aracnet.com
> > Submitter: cesarb@nitnet.com.br
> >
> >
> > Distribution: Debian testing/unstable
> > Hardware Environment: Asus P5AB
> > Software Environment:
> > Problem Description:
> >
> > Trying to read /proc/bus/pnp/escd causes an oops. Looks like the PnPBIOS is
> > broken. However, it's not exploding_pnp_bios, since only reading the escd causes
> > it (the boot probe works fine).
> >
> > I think a new function should be added to the DMI blacklist to block trying to
> > read the ESCD.
>
> [...]
>
> > DMI:
> > # dmidecode 2.2
> > Legacy DMI 2.0 present.
> > 29 structures occupying 946 bytes.
> > Table at 0x000F545A.
> > Handle 0x0000
> > DMI type 0, 18 bytes.
> > BIOS Information
> > Vendor: Award Software, Inc.
> > Version: ASUS P5A-B ACPI BIOS Revision 1004 .............................
>
> FWIW: I used to have a similar board (Asus P5A, it actually died a week
> ago, so I can't check anything anymore). Never tried 2.6 on it, but I
> know it had a flakey PnPBIOS implementation: if you put in a Sound
> Blaster AWE64 Gold, you couldn't use the floppy drive anymore. The
> latest "Y2K compliant" BIOS (revision 1.005 IIRC) fixed that, it might
> also fix this particular bug.
Well, I do have a SoundBlaster AWE ISA on that board, and it didn't
break the floppy.
I have downloaded the latest BIOS and will test it later (I don't have
the latest one, the latest one is from 2002 and the one in the box is
from '98)
> (Asus website seems to be broken, I get a "runtime error" from their
> web server when I want to get a list of downloads, so I have no idea if
> you have the latest BIOS right now :-/ )
--
Cesar Eduardo Barros
cesarb@nitnet.com.br
cesarb@dcc.ufrj.br
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* Re: [Bug 1284] New: Asus P5AB broken BIOS reading ESCD
2003-09-29 17:41 ` Erik Mouw
2003-09-29 17:59 ` Cesar Eduardo Barros
@ 2003-09-29 22:22 ` Cesar Eduardo Barros
2003-09-30 9:18 ` Erik Mouw
1 sibling, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Cesar Eduardo Barros @ 2003-09-29 22:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Erik Mouw; +Cc: Martin J. Bligh, linux-kernel
On Mon, Sep 29, 2003 at 07:41:27PM +0200, Erik Mouw wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 29, 2003 at 08:50:44AM -0700, Martin J. Bligh wrote:
> > Summary: Asus P5AB broken BIOS reading ESCD
> > Kernel Version: 2.6.0-test6
> > Status: NEW
> > Severity: normal
> > Owner: mbligh@aracnet.com
> > Submitter: cesarb@nitnet.com.br
> >
> >
> > Distribution: Debian testing/unstable
> > Hardware Environment: Asus P5AB
> > Software Environment:
> > Problem Description:
> >
> > Trying to read /proc/bus/pnp/escd causes an oops. Looks like the PnPBIOS is
> > broken. However, it's not exploding_pnp_bios, since only reading the escd causes
> > it (the boot probe works fine).
> >
> > I think a new function should be added to the DMI blacklist to block trying to
> > read the ESCD.
>
> [...]
>
> > DMI:
> > # dmidecode 2.2
> > Legacy DMI 2.0 present.
> > 29 structures occupying 946 bytes.
> > Table at 0x000F545A.
> > Handle 0x0000
> > DMI type 0, 18 bytes.
> > BIOS Information
> > Vendor: Award Software, Inc.
> > Version: ASUS P5A-B ACPI BIOS Revision 1004 .............................
>
> FWIW: I used to have a similar board (Asus P5A, it actually died a week
> ago, so I can't check anything anymore). Never tried 2.6 on it, but I
> know it had a flakey PnPBIOS implementation: if you put in a Sound
> Blaster AWE64 Gold, you couldn't use the floppy drive anymore. The
> latest "Y2K compliant" BIOS (revision 1.005 IIRC) fixed that, it might
> also fix this particular bug.
>
> (Asus website seems to be broken, I get a "runtime error" from their
> web server when I want to get a list of downloads, so I have no idea if
> you have the latest BIOS right now :-/ )
>
The latest BIOS (a beta one) still has the same problem. Also, it breaks
the main timer (for instance, vmstat 1 takes 2-3 seconds between lines,
and the kernel complains about a broken TSC on boot).
--
Cesar Eduardo Barros
cesarb@nitnet.com.br
cesarb@dcc.ufrj.br
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* Re: [Bug 1284] New: Asus P5AB broken BIOS reading ESCD
2003-09-29 22:22 ` Cesar Eduardo Barros
@ 2003-09-30 9:18 ` Erik Mouw
0 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Erik Mouw @ 2003-09-30 9:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Cesar Eduardo Barros; +Cc: Martin J. Bligh, linux-kernel
On Mon, Sep 29, 2003 at 07:22:18PM -0300, Cesar Eduardo Barros wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 29, 2003 at 07:41:27PM +0200, Erik Mouw wrote:
> > FWIW: I used to have a similar board (Asus P5A, it actually died a week
> > ago, so I can't check anything anymore). Never tried 2.6 on it, but I
> > know it had a flakey PnPBIOS implementation: if you put in a Sound
> > Blaster AWE64 Gold, you couldn't use the floppy drive anymore. The
> > latest "Y2K compliant" BIOS (revision 1.005 IIRC) fixed that, it might
> > also fix this particular bug.
> >
>
> The latest BIOS (a beta one) still has the same problem. Also, it breaks
> the main timer (for instance, vmstat 1 takes 2-3 seconds between lines,
> and the kernel complains about a broken TSC on boot).
As far as I remember I didn't try the beta BIOS, the latest stable one
fixed my problems with the Sound Blaster and the floppy drive. I only
used the board with 2.4 (last kernel I ran was 2.4.20-rmap15i) and that
worked OK. If that still doesn't solve your problem, I agree the BIOS
has to be blacklisted so we can work around it.
Erik
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